[As Max trails off, Prompto looks up, registers the concern, and shakes his head, looking wry and a little embarrassed.]

Oh, uh, I get what you're about to say. Don't worry. I'm not a kid anymore.

[Debatable, but okay.]

It's something I keep up now because it's part of who I am. Back then, it helped me meet people, reaching out for tips and stuff. ...And I really don't want to have to buy an entire wardrobe's worth of new pants if I go up a size.

[That and FFXV just does not fucking question itself re: this narrative and what am I supposed to do about it]